Elevator-car construction



R. W. DISBHO.

ELEVATOR CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 1919.

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' Be it knownthat 1, Room W. Drsano, a citizen of, the United. States, and aresident of Cleveland- Heights, county of C'uyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefuilmprovement in Elevator-Car Gonstructions, of which the following is a specificatio n, the principle of the inventio'n'being hereinexplained and the best mode in whichv I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions. 1 I

The present invention, relating, as indi-f cated, to elevator car construction, is particularly concerned with animproved construci .tion for the walls or sides of elevator cars.

vide each side into two or more panels,'each panel consisting of a fiat sheet of metal attached at either side to an angular piece, which is fitted around a square piece, The: panel proper or angular strip and the post are then fastened together to make up the side of the car, which necessitates a suitable amount of assembly work, and is also open to the objection that the resulting construction'is not often light-tight at the diiierent oin s. i v

. The present improvements provide a much simpler and more easily assembled elevator side than its-possible by the old method, in which the separate sections, which together make up the complete side of the car, are simple and inexpensive in their manufacture and can be readily assembled to produce an attractive and wholly light-tight construc-.' tion. The present improvements are a modification of the construction described and claimed in my co-pendi'ng application filed Mai'hh 13, 1919, Serial No. 282,350, now issued as patent No; 1,307,187. To the accomplishment of theforegoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of therneans hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. f

'llhe annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclos ire means constituting, however,...but one of various mechanical forms in-which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing- Fig. 1 is a horizontal transverse section through an elevator car constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is or canvas-awn instants, ornzo, .eeerenoa 'ro rnn w. s. eaten an inside partial side elevation of one of the sides of such a car showing its finished appearance. a n

Fig. 1 there is shown in outline an eleva orca-r having sides 1, 2, 3 and a, of which the side l isfleft with anopenin '5 for the mounting of agvdoor or gate. he side of the car constructed'to receive the door includes three spaced hollow posts 6, each of" 1 which is desir'ably'of square cross-section,-

and inany event should have two. or more angular] related sides. Arranged between two of t e posts 6' is a fiat'wall panel 7 of sheet metal, which is provided w th an 0&-

set portion 8,130 the outer marginal edge of which are integrally; connected two angina larly related flanges 9 and 10. These angularly related flanges are constructed to have the same angular-relation as the nearest two adjacent angularly related sides of the hollow posts '6, so that the panel 7 can befitted between adjacent posts 6 with the fianges and 10, snugly fitting about and against two adjacent faces of the posts 6, and around one edge of the same, thus securely excluding all exterior light from the inside of the car.-

' The complete sides 1, and 3 of the ear are similarly formed, except that here two or more panels are used, and no opening is left for the mountin of any door or gate.

Atrthe corners of the flanges on the. panels 7 are connected to the hollow posts in the same we. as in the center of the side, with the sing e exception that the flanges then engage about opposite corners of the posts, insteadof about adjacent corners as in the center cit-the side. It is of course unimportant as to-whether the panels 7 are formed with ofi-set' portions 8, or without them, the chief advantage of the oil-set being to somewhat stifi'en the panel sections, and furthermore to providea somewhat more attractive appearance for the corners and centers of the sides of the elevator car.

The engagingsurfaces of the posts and fastened together, either by riveting, bolting, or spot or continuous weldingto provi aentire length of the posts. The chie advantages of this improved type of'elevator car construction are the convenlence and a perfectly light-tight joint alon the simplicity" of manufacture of the several A parts, and the ease with which they may be 'fitted together and secured, and thecoir struction afiords an extremely attractive and.

relatively less expensive car than it is possible to make with the methods now generall in use.

(Ither modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by aim of the following claims or the equ1valent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention 1. In elevator construction, the combination of a wall section, comprising a hollow closed angular post, a fiat panel having angular flanges integral therewith and fit ting snugly about and against said angular est.

tion of a wall section comprising a hollow 2. In elevator construction, the combine-- closed square post, and flat panels, each hav= ing right-angled fla es integral therewith and fitting snugl an flatly against two adjacent right-hen ed sides of said post.

3. In elevator construction, the combina tion of a series of aligned closed square hollow posts, and a series or flat panels dislow posts.

Signed hyme this 16 day of Ma 1911.9.

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